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Stone Lamp
3D model of a stone lamp made from an oval pebble, with shallow concave oil bowl and wick holder. The wick was traditionally made from the waxy pith from reed stalks and oil was derived from animal fat. It is thought to have been found in the Strath of Kildonan. Dated 500BC-500AD. Physical object held at the Timespan Museum. Part of the Iron Age Kildonan reconstruction.
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Creator
- 3D digitisation was done by Catherine Cassidy and Iain Oliver with archaeological assistance provided by Jacquie Aitken.
Subject
- Cultural Heritage & History
- lighting devices
- archaeological objects
- stone (worked rock)
- Archaeological artifact
- Stone
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- 3D digitisation was done by Catherine Cassidy and Iain Oliver with archaeological assistance provided by Jacquie Aitken.
Subject
- Cultural Heritage & History
- lighting devices
- archaeological objects
- stone (worked rock)
- Archaeological artifact
- Stone
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 2018
- 2018
Temporal
- 500 BC - 500 AD
- Iron Age
- -0499/0500
Places
- Strath of Kildonan
Provenance
- Laser scannin
Identifier
- share3d:996
- share3d:996
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- en
Is part of
- Share3D
- United Kingdom
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2023-02-03T10:13:06.494Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-12-09T08:53:52.112Z